Faucet structure



April 18, 1933.

P. v. FLoRllDo FAUGET STRUCTURE Filed March 14, 1932 also make use *of washers, rings,

Patented Apr. 18, 1933 i. Panno VILAR Fnoa'ino, OFANNAPOLIaMARYLANn y FAUGET STRUCTURE relates to faucetsl and more [My invention y faucets Aof the self-closing particularly .to type.',^"x' i j Heretofore, it hasbeen proposed to make faucets ofV the' self-closingrtype wherein,fthe

valve mechanism is operated by spring means adapted toA maintain the lvalve 'in-afV closed `position.,. In addition to; the spring means v L `ly""unde1"stood,`l havel lshownv inthe accomfor closingthe valve, Ythe prior art devices Y i or other aching ymeans for the purpose of obtaining a tight jointbetween the valve andthe inlet land outlet ports vof thefaueet.

if En25 'closing'of thel valve. y formed ,integral` with ythe faucet body and noir-leak joints are provided'without the use of any packing whatsoever.y j.

' The 'present invention comprehendsv a Vnovel valve structure wherein the natural 4pressure of the fluid which'is'to be controlled, y

by the faucet, is iitilizedztoeffect'fapositive The valve seats are 'AnV object of my inventio'nis Vto'provide i i l I y p along 'lineBe-B of Figure l);

aJself-closing faucet having al novel valve structure adapted to be forcibly closed*v` by fth'el'ac'tion of the y o to befcontrolledby the valve.v

aan; the flew @which ,is

:Another objectfjmyfinvention ist'o priovidea faucet having a plurality of inletjand 30; outlet ports whereby the flowoffluid through thevalve ports maybefeiectively vcon'tr'illed ysoas top'revent leakage;l

` vr6.1; another 'Otter of my inventions, toi

" provicleYV 'a' leak proof fauce'thaving valve seats formedintegral with the body-of the faucet and .designed to prevent leakage witliout the use of -washersor other packing fine'ans. ,Y .i

v`AStill'another object ofmy linventionris'to i provide a self-closing and leak proof faucet1A 4.having 4a movable valve 'member adapted ,to

beV securely Ywedged against tsseatby the" f pressure ofthe fluid entering the valve, when` Ythe valve isin thelclosed position. Y

provide a .valvestructure which is strong .and sturdy inconstruotion, consisting ofzbut i; 'may be incidentV to my`improve`ments,the

invention consists in `the showingtlieV valve in the Aopen vention-is to wallsectionl of the valve "casingv f Attached to the lconical end-ofthe'fvalve r member is push rod 14,*which is slidably parts and' combinations to be hereinafter'set forth and claimed,

witliftlie` understanding i that Vthe several Anecessary elements, coniprisingliny .invention n may bevaried` inconstruction, proportions y55 and arrangement, without departing from the spirit and scope of theappende'dclaimsk In order to make my `invention more elearpanying 'drawing means for carrying the 60l same [into practical effect, without limiting he improvements in their 'useful applications totheparticiilar constructions, ywhich fortlie purpose of explanation,havebeen made the subject of illustration. 65

' In'the drawing :i ',-jf Figure l'fisfa longitudinalsectional view of -inyfimproved faucet, showing the valve in 'closedposition;Y 'v 'I 2v isa'jsectional view oftliefaucet-'o v i Y y position and "Figi 3 is a* vertioalsectional view takenV Referring to v`the -I drawing f 'and l particiilarlyK toy Figure' 1 thereof, I 5 have' shown 75 I 2Y formed therein. l

port `3, primaryoutlet t Aand alwell member f5. Between the "well member and th'einterior 8o *of the casing, are ports and 7 the former being a 'secondary inlet port while the latter is a'4 secondaryoutlet port.` 5 'The movable valve member 8 consists of" a hollow cylinder having'an open end 9 anda 85 l0. It will be noted that the interior wall of the cylinder 'adjacent its'y open endf is tapered asl at 171, the end of "the l'cylinder being of lsubfstantially'the saine diameter ,y as'thefinternal diameter of the'.c'asi'i'ig`.-` `-The 90 cylinder forming the valve member 'is further provided' with 'an opening' or Vaperture l2? and the Vclosed end 10" of 1the cylinder is conical shaped -and adapted to seat'in thek slopingl I'mounted vrbetween the walls; of- `the "casing,

'havingv aclischarge`nozzle 16.*' The portion "100 of the push rod near the point of attachment to the valve 8 is cut away to form projections or Wing members 17. Y

The part of the casing extending beyond the intermediate chamber is provlded `With a reduced portion 18 adapted to receive a push member or button 19. The push rod 14 is extended through the Wall 20 of the intermediate chamber and is provided with a threaded portion 21 which is screwedinto the internally threadedportion .22 of fthe :button 19.

Between the bearing portion of the wall' and the threaded portion 21 of the rod,

there is mounted a spring 23 ,tending to* `force the rodand the ybutton 19 to their extrememposition toy the right ofthe faucet casing The spring'i23 is seated ybetween packinggland24 and nut25, the tension of the spring' being adjusted bymeans of nut 25 .wliichinaybe .moved alongthe threaded portion21 ofthe push rod. Y l

`In order to preventany possibility of liq- .uid passing through theopening inthe wall 2Q, packing 26 vis ,provided inthe recessed portion 27 formed integral'withthewall 20. `The.recessedportion 27 is threadedinternally andthe gland .24 isadapted to be `screwed down into therecess,thus forcing,A the acking into tightengagement vwith the si es of the recess and the surface of the push rod. .Referringato Figure 2, the faucetisshown i inthe open position. When the valve v8 is moved to the left a sufficient distance, port 12=registers withthe secondaryinletport 6 and, the secondary outlet port 7 is: uncovered. ,The primary outlet port 4 is' also opened, thus permitting liquid tojpass into, the intertIt `will ,be noted thatV the tapered, portionl 3,11

ofthe cylinder `8 isso designed thatathin .erlgeis exposed to the incoming fluid,ithereby i `thetprimary outletlport 4 is rectangular in4 f reducing frictional resistance offered to the flow of the fluidto a minimum.

Referring' to Figure g3, itwill befseen that cross :section and that A between the projecpaths by meansv of Which it Amay reach ,.intermediate chamber.

."Inthe operation ofthe faucet,iassuming that thepartsare as` sho-wn in Figure 1,.the

y-valverbeingpin Lthe lclosed position, 'liquid.

.entering the inlet. port 3 passes into the cylin- A,drical -valve 8. and tends toforce theconical shaped head 10 firmly Yagainstfthe walls 13 Vforrningcthe'valve seat.V Inithisposition of i Y.theprimaryinlet portand .the liquid is@ prethe valve,all of the portsgare closed except f vented from p, passing VVto the exterior of the cylindricalvalve. 4AVVhen itti's'desiredto `Withdraw liquid fromthe source to which fthe YAfaucet is attached, .the push Y.butt'onf1'9 is -ports. mediatechamber 15 and out of the nozykzle 16.

,ber and a movable valve member adapted to simultaneously` open or.l closeA` said second--- yary inletand the outlet-ports.v

.outlet ports arranged' in series in said chami ber-and'afmovable cylindrically shaped valve forced to the left, moving the valve 8 so that the parts assume the position shown in F igure 2. The port 12 is then in register with the secondary inlet port 6 and the conical head 10 of the valve is moved away from its 70 seat and opening the primary outlet port 4. The liquid entering the primary inlet port 3 passes into the interior of the cylindrical valve through ports l2 and 6 into the Well 5, through ports 7 and 4 into the intermediatechamberl `and-out ofthe nozzle 16.

It will now be appreciated that I have provided a Vnovel self-closing -faucet structure win which the valve member is forcibly closed and maintained in the closed position by means of the pressure ofthe fluidenteringthe faucet.l The movingparts. of the .faucetv4 are 'designed to operate with minimum friction and fluid tight closing meansfor the .various valve ports is obtained without the use ,of n35 Washersk or packing. n

While I have shown anddescribed the pi'- ferred embodiment of my invention,.I vvishvit to :beunderstood thatIdo not confine myself to the precise details of construction herein-Q0 set forth, ,by Way loffilluatrationmas it is apparent ythat many ychanges and-variations may be made therein, by thoseskilled in the-art, Without departing'from the spirit of the invention, or exceeding the'scopeof then!s appended claims. u

What is claimed is.:v 1. In a self-.closing faucet, the combination of` a casing having a 'valve4 chamber formed therein, a plurality ofoutletports ,arranged 4inaoo series in said casing fandfafv valve member adapted to simultaneously open or close :said Y 2; ,ina vself.eloi'njg faucet; the combinati@ of la casing. havingr afvalve lchamber thereingrio afplurality of outlet portsarrangedinseries 1n said chamber, a tmovable cylindrically shaped jvalve *member adapted tolsimultaneously open; or close ,said ports.

3. In a self-closingfaucet,.the combinatiomlo of a .casing having a` valve chamberA therein, a lprimary inlet, Vsa' secondary inletand rtwo outlet ports" arranged infseriesin saidch-Aavmy 4. In a self-closing faucet, the combination Lof a casing having 1.a Hvalve chamber therein,

a primaryv inlet, Ja secondary inletand two ,120

memberadapted to simultaneously open or close said secondaryfinletand the outlet ports. 5. Ina self-closing'faucet, the combination 412s ofa casmg havlngga valve chamberv therein,

' an inlet and a'plurality. 'ofqloutletl ports arranged in series' insaid chamber, and` a Inov- ,able valve memberadapted to simultaneously yopen or close the outlet ports, 'said valve mem-,1.130

ber being hollow and provided with an opening registering with the inlet port.

6. In a self-closing faucet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, primary and secondary inlet and outlet ports arranged in series in said casing and a movable valve member adapted to simultaneously open or close the outlet ports and the secondary inlet port.

7. In a self-closing faucet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, primary and secondary inlet and outlet ports arranged in series in said casing, and a movable hollow valve member open at one end, adapted to open or'close the outlet ports and the secondary inlet port.

8. In a self-closing faucet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, primary inlet and outlet ports in said casing, a well formed on the casing, secondary inlet and outlet ports formed in the casing and communicating with the well, and a movable valve member adapted to simultaneously open or close the outlet ports and the secondary inlet port.

9. In a self-closing faucet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, primary inlet and outlet ports in said casing, a well formed integral with the casing, secondary inlet and outlet ports in the portion of the casing contiguous to the well, and a movable valve member adapted to simultaneously open or close the outlet ports and the secondary inlet port.

10. In a self-closing faucet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, primary inlet and outlet ports in said casing, a well formed integral with the casing, secondary inlet and outlet ports in the portion of the casing contiguous to the well, and a movable hollow cylindrically shaped valve memberv open at one end and adapted to simultaneously open or close the outlet ports and the secondary inlet port.

11. In a self-closing and leak proof faucet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, a primary inlet, a secondary inlet and a plurality of outlet ports arranged n series in said chamber and a movable valve member comprising a hollow cylinder open at one end and closed at one end and having a tapered portion at its open end, said valve being adapted to simultaneously open or close said secondary inlet and the outlet ports.

12. In a self-closing and leak proof faucet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, said casing having a primary and a secondary inlet and a plurality of outlet ports arranged in series and a well member, a movable valve member comprising a hollow cylinder having an open end and its interior wall tapered at its open end and a conical shaped closed end, said valve being adapted to open or close said secondary inlet and the outlet ports.

13. In a self-closing and leak proof fau-y cet, the combination of a casing having a valve chamber therein, said casing having inlet and outlet ports and a well member,

openings in the casing contiguous to the Y well member and to the valve chamber, a valve seat adjacent the outlet port and a movable valve member comprising a hollow cylinder open at one end and having an opening in its wall and, having its interior wall tapered at its open end and a conical shaped closed end, the closed end being adapted to seat in that portion of the casing adj acent the outlet port when the valve is in the closed position. Y

14. A selflosing and leak proof faucet, comprising, a casing having a valve chamber including inlet and Voutlet ports formed therein, and a movabler valve member comprising a hollow cylinder having an open end and its interior wall tapered at its open end and a conical shaped closed end, said open end connnunicating with the inlet port in the casing whereby fluid entering the port tends to close the valve and force the closed end of the cylinder into its seat in the outlet port.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

PABLO VILAR FLORIDO. 

